I'll see Ed's thanks and raise you these: To Mark and Kyle for advice that got more than one of us up the Wall, to Mark for rocketing after me when I overshot MD-825 and the Wall (my subconscious at work!?), to Ed and Dave for brilliant (and, in Dave's case, bent) good company, to Carol for demonstrating the wonders of the Garmin course file and for quietly being maybe just a little badder than all the other badasses, and to every unsung hero who was out there doin it. In other news, I have what appears to be a shack rented for the race. I'd like to trade up to flush toilets, maybe a view, maybe both combined. Anyone renting a house for Savageman and have room? Interested in renting one? (email johnhollandginsberg at g.)

Carol is not a bad ass...... she an ANIMAL!!! Freaken 100 mile ride in the Deep Creek Area, then gets food and pounds down brews while we were all sitting under my gazeebo at our tent site. I was exhausted think about the ride she did.